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Kilkenny earns an A+ for hazard risk

Measured across the Capital Health: radon tests

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Kilkenny.

Measured against local pay, Kilkenny costs more to live in than 84% of Canadian towns

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Edmonton metro area

Rent took 23% of household income, higher than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). The median home value was $348,000, below both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

The force covering Kilkenny records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 45 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Edmonton service area as a whole, not for Kilkenny alone.

Working-age people in Kilkenny have jobs less often than in 94% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 27 min, in line with Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). 89% of commuters drove, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Most schools around Kilkenny score below the middle in Alberta: 27 of 43

M. E. LaZerte School is the biggest, at 2,499 students. No single board runs them all: there are 4. The Catholic boards run 17 of its 50 schools, against 18% in Alberta. 26,475 students attend the 32 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Kilkenny.

Around Kilkenny, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Kilkenny live 2.6 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. People in the region live to 81.2 on average: 83.6 for women and 78.8 for men in 2022/2024. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 1.1 km away on average (11 within 3 km). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton Zone, Kilkenny included.

Precipitation in Kilkenny trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.5°C, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). The most precipitation falls in July: 83 mm in a normal year. Frost usually lifts by 7 May and returns around 25 September: 141 days without it. A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Visible minorities make up more of Kilkenny than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 43%

Nearly one in ten residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 count for a fifth of the people here. The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.

A normal November in Kilkenny runs from −8°C to 1°C

About 20 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −5°C and lows near −13°C. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night.

Kerry Diotte (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Griesbach, the riding that includes Kilkenny

The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.

The nearest public library to Kilkenny is Edmonton Public Library - McConachie, 3.5 km away

The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Kilkenny among them.

Within 32 km of Kilkenny: Elk Island National Park

Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 12 km.